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Exotica (Kip Hanrahan album)

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Exotica
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1993 (March 1993)
RecordedFebruary 1992 – May 1992
StudioRPM Sound Studios, Sorcerer Sound
GenreJazz, Fusion, Modern Creative[1]
Length58:16
LabelAmerican Clave
ProducerKip Hanrahan
Kip Hanrahan chronology
Tenderness
(1990)
Exotica
(1993)
All Roads Are Made of the Flesh
(1995)

Exotica is a studio album by Kip Hanrahan released in March 1993, featuring guests including Jack Bruce, Leo Nocentelli, and Milton Cardona. "G-d Is Great" was co-written by Bruce.[2]

Background

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When compared with the previous album Tenderness, Exotica was described as "a looser outing; uneven, but flowing with hotter blood".[3]

Hanrahan spoke highly of his time recording with Jack Bruce, saying "with Jack you are spoilt, because you start out with your sketch and finish up with a gorgeous painting".[2]

Critical reception

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Music reviewer Jack Burke described Exotica in the Lake Geneva Regional News as "soothing and provocative both, ranging far afield and home again".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."You Can Tell a Guy by His Anger"7:45
2."The Last Song"3:34
3."As in Angola (Red Star in the Morning Sky)"3:35
4."Red Star"6:53
5."You Can Tell Someone Who'll Never Fullfill Their Potential by the Way They Measure the Evening"1:18
6."What We Learned That Night in Vera Cruz and How We Applied It"2:36
7."G-d Is Great"10:34
8."As in the Bronx (You Can Tell Where Someone Comes From by What They Laugh At)"4:27
9."You Can Tell a Moment of Clarity by the Digital Trace It Leaves"6:01
10."As in the Red Morning"8:00
11."The Last Song on the Album"3:25

References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Exotica". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Shapiro, Harry (2010). Jack Bruce : composing himself : the authorised biography (1st ed.). London: Jawbone. p. 234. ISBN 9781906002268. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ Paul, Robicheau (17 March 1994). "Exotica". The Boston Globe. p. 115. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ Burke, Jack (11 August 1984). "The Wax Works". The Lake Geneva Regional News. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Retrieved 5 December 2020.